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Osteoma is the commonest tumour to arise in the paranasal sinuses, and is said to occur in 1% of individuals (Mehta and Grewal 1963). It is seen more frequently in the frontal sinus, and less so in the ethmoids; it is rare in the sphenoid sinus and antrum.
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Lloyd, G.A.S. (1988). Osteogenic Tumours. In: Diagnostic Imaging of the Nose and Paranasal Sinuses. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-1629-5_18
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